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PATENTED MAY 5, 1903. J. G. DONNELLY. MATCH MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR; 7, 1900.

ATTORNEY.

No. 727,308. PATBNTED MAY 5,1903;

' J. O. DON'NELLY.

MATCH MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7, 1900.

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JOSEPH DONNELLY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE DIAMONDMATCH COMPANY TION OF ILLINOIS.

MATCH-MAKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 0. 727,308, dated May 5,1903.

Application filed April 7, 1900..

T at whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, JOSEPH O. DONNELLY, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMatch-Making Machine's, of which the followingis a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part .0 of this specification. V

This invention relates to match-machines,- its object, stated generally,being the provision of novel and efficient mechanism operating inrespect to a continuously-moving splint or match carrier in a manner toact upon and expel splints or matches from the carrier, as

. will be hereinafter fullyset forth and claimed.

' In the annexed drawings I have illustrated the preferred embodiment ofmy invention; but it is to be understood that I do not limit myself tothe specific construction herein shown and described, as in the light ofmy invention the mechanisms may be modified without departing from thefair spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of ejectingmechanism embodying my invention, showing the adjacent port-ion of thecarrier and the actuating-gear- 0 ing therefor. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection as on the line as 00 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionas on the line y y of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional detail of the lowerend of the punch-head and the adjacent partof the carrier. Fig. 5 is aview of the under side of thepunch-head.

A represents a carrier which may comprise a plurality of perforatedplates of usual construction linked together or otherwise cono nected.The connections between the plates may comprise slotted links-such, foreX- ample, as indicated at a-to permit relative independent movement ofthe plates within limits at certain stages of their travel; ,but

5 neither such mode of connection nor the means for independently movingthe plates relative to each other concerns the present invention. Thecarrier is supported and guided upon rail-sections 1, bolted orotherwise secured to a suitably-located frame 2.

Mrs STATES Patented May 5, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORA- Serial'No. 11,919- (No model.)

Upon this frame and constituting, in effect, parts thereof are end heads3, carrying boxes 4, in the bearings of which is journaled a transverseshaft 5, to which continuous motion is imparted from a suitable sourceof power. This shaft is geared through a suitable gear-train withsuitably-disposed racks 6 on the under side of the carrier, so as toimpel the latter positively and continuously. For this purpose there areaffixed on the respective ends of the shaft 5 pinions 7, that gear withspur-wheels 8, fast on stud-shafts '9, journaled in the end heads, eachof thelatter shafts being provided with a pinion 10, whichgears with aspur-wheel 11, fast on a shaft 12, journaled below the carrier. On thelatter shaft is a pinion 13, which coacts with two laterally-disposedpinions 14., that gear with the adjacent rack or racks on the carrier.

Mounted in horizontal guideways 15 in the end heads are slide-blocks 16,provided with appropriate orifices in which are fitted eccentries orcams 17 on the shaft 5, to the end that said'blocks will be reciprocatedhorizontally during the continuous rotation of the shaft. These blocksare provided on their upper and lower edges with vertical extensions 18,bearing lateral studs or rollers 19, which are fitted to verticalguideways 20 in the members 21 of a cross-head 22, lying directly abovethe path of the carrier.

In each end member is a horizontal guideway 23,100 which is fitted ablock 24 of a length 7 slightly less than that of't'heguideway. In thisblock is an orifice 25, in which is seated an eccentric or cam 26 on theshaft 5, to the end that during the rotation of the latter the block andtherewith the cross-head will be raised and lowered, such movement ofthe 0 cross-head, plus the concurrent horizontal movement impartedthereto by the slide blocks 16, causing the head to'describe asubstantially elliptical path. On the lower edge of the head are tworows of studs 27, which 5 extend from opposite sides of the carrier tothe median line thereof. One of the rows is is in advance of the other,and theyare each so disposed in the present instance as to correspond innumber and position with one-half 10o that the punch-head and carrieroperate in synchronism-that is to say, during the continuous movement ofthe carrier past the head the latter in descending moves in the samedirection and at the same speed as the carrier, the punches at the sametime acting upon the splints or matches in the correspondingperforations in the carrier, and the head in ascending returns to itsoriginal position for the repetition of its action upon the succeeding,rows of splints or matches in the carrier.

It is to be understood that the carrier may comprise a single perforatedplate or aseries of such plates separate and independent of each other;also, that when my invention is embodied in amatch-machine having anendless' carrier such carrier is supported and driven by the usualguide-wheels and gearing at various points throughout its traverse.

The perforations in the respective plates herein illustrated are formedin equidistant parallel rows, whereof the end rows are preferably sodisposed that when two adjoining plates are end to end the distancebetween the adjacentend rows of the respective plates is that betweenadjacent rows in the body of the plate.

Each portion of the plate or carrier provided with a row of perforationsmay be denominated an integral perforated section in contradistinctionto those constructions in which each section of the carrier is composedof plural members between which the splints or matches are clamped bylateral pressure and from which such splints or matches are dischargedby the separation of the said members.

It is to be understood that the term splints or matches is used hereintoinclude rigid strips provided or not with ignitible composition, forthe reason that the invention, broadly considered, resides in and ischaracterized by ejecting mechanism having a compound reciprocativeoperation, by which it is caused to act progressively upon and only uponthose ends of the splints, &c., which are held in carrier apertures oropenings whose walls are of fixed and unvarying size duringthecontinuous (non-intermittent) movement of the carrier past saidmechanism. Thus the stopping of the carrier during the operation of theejecting mechanism upon succeeding rows of splints or matches isavoided, and in consequence speed and ease of operation are attained.

Upon the cross-bars of the frame 2 is preferably disposed a series oflongitudinal plates 28, which perform the function of thrust-bars tosupport the carrier and counteract the pressure thereon during theimpact of the punching mechanism.

I claim as my invention 1. In a match-machine, the combination with acontinuously-moving carrier comprising integral perforated sections forthe matches, of means carrying devices for engaging the matches toremove them from the carrier, and means for giving said first-mentionedmeans a reciprocating movement in the direction of motion ofthe carrierand back again, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a match-machine, the combination with a continuously-movingcarrier having rows of match-holding apertures or openings whose wallsare of fixed or unvarying size while the matches are being removed, ofmeans carrying devices for engaging the matches to remove them from thecarrier, and means for giving said first-mentioned means a reciprocatingmovement in the direction of motion of the carrier and back again.

3. The combination with a splint-carrier, and means for continuouslymoving the same, of a plunger for ejecting splints from .said carrier, ashaft, cams thereon, and connections between said cams and the plungerwhereby the plunger is actuated in a substantially elliptical orcurvilinear path.

4. The combination with a splint-carrier, and means for continuouslymoving the same, of a plunger for ejecting splints from said carrier, ashaft, cams thereon, connections between said cams and the plunger,whereby the plunger is actuated in a substantially elliptical path, andgearing between said shaft and the carrier-moving means whereby thecarrier and plunger are actuated synchronously.

5. The combination with a splint-carrier, and means for continuouslymoving the same, of a plunger for ejecting splints from the carrier, ashaft, slide-blocks, guides therefor, eccentrics, or cams, on said shaftcoacting with said blocks, connections between said blocks and theplunger, blocks fitted to guideways in the plunger, and eccentrics orcams on said shaft, coacting with the latter blocks, whereby a risingand falling as Well as a longitudinal motion is imparted to saidplunger.

6. The combination with a splint-carrier, and means for continuouslymoving the same, of a plunger for ejecting splints from the carrier, andsupports provided with horizontal guideways, slide-blocks fitted to saidguideways and having a vertical sliding connection with said plunger, ashaft, eccentrics or cams thereon fitted to said slide-blocks,slide-blocks fitted to guideways in the plunger, and eccentrics or camson said shaft fitted to the latter slide-blocks.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH C. DONNELLY.

Witnesses:

LEWIS D. CASTOR, ANDREW V. GRoUPE.

